Democratic legislators want a consolidated U.S. Senate race in Montana

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: July 9, 2026

Words: 1,028

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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Seventeen of Montana’s Democratic legislators signed onto a letter Wednesday asking for one of two U.S. Senate candidates to drop out of the race to unify support against the Republican candidate.

A three-way race featuring Democrat Alani Bankhead and independent candidate Seth Bodnar against Republican Kurt Alme “substantially increases the likelihood of a Republican victory through a divided center-left vote,” states the letter, first reported by the Montana State News Bureau.

“We recognize that …

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